Postcode · Warrington
Crime in WA2 8BL
How much crime is recorded in WA2 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orford
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,490 (2024)
WA2 8BLWarrington
How safe is WA2 8BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA2 8BL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WA2 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Burglary6.49.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.52.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.